Fact Sheets RSS Feed en-us Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:39:00 GMT Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:54:19 GMT https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490781/delaware-bay-coastline-de-nj-villas-and-vicinity-nj/ Delaware Bay Coastline, DE & NJ, Villas and Vicinity, NJ Project Factsheet<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2013/May/30/2000729561/115/75/0/050313-A-EO314-138.JPG' alt='The plan for the purpose of ecosystem restoration at Villas and vicinity is an 80-foot wide berm over a project length of 29,000 feet. The plan entails a one-time placement of sand for horseshoe crab and shorebird habitat.' /> <br /> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:39:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490781/delaware-bay-coastline-de-nj-villas-and-vicinity-nj/ New Jersey Ecosystem Restoration Ecosystem Restoration https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490780/delaware-bay-coastline-de-nj-reeds-beach-and-pierces-point-nj/ Delaware Bay Coastline, DE & NJ, Reeds Beach and Pierces Point, NJ Project Factsheet<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2013/May/29/2000729560/115/75/0/130524-A-EO314-103.JPG' alt='Reeds Beach and Pierces Point are critical habitat for horseshoe crabs and shorebirds. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers&#39; Ecosystem Restoration project entails a one-time placement of sand to improve habitat. ' /> <br /> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:32:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490780/delaware-bay-coastline-de-nj-reeds-beach-and-pierces-point-nj/ New Jersey Ecosystem Restoration Ecosystem Restoration https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490825/toms-river/ Toms River Factsheet<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Jun/29/2001770684/115/75/0/160617-A-EO314-718.JPG' alt='Toms River Project Index Map' /> <br /> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:23:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490825/toms-river/ New Jersey Navigation Navigation https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490824/salem-river/ Salem River Factsheet<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2022/Feb/24/2002944884/115/75/0/220222-A-EO314-589.JPG' alt='The Dredge MURDEN, owned and operated by the USACE Wilmington District, completed dredging operations on the Salem River in February 2022. The sediment was placed in the nearshore environment off Oakwood Beach in Salem County, NJ to support the federal and state beachfill project.' /> <br /> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:21:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490824/salem-river/ New Jersey Navigation Navigation https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490827/manasquan-river/ Manasquan River Factsheet<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Jun/29/2001770670/115/75/0/160617-A-EO314-707.JPG' alt='Manasquan River Project Index Map' /> <br /> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:18:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490827/manasquan-river/ New Jersey Navigation Navigation https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490829/delaware-river-at-camden/ Delaware River at Camden Factsheet<br/> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:16:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490829/delaware-river-at-camden/ New Jersey Navigation Navigation https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490830/cold-spring-cape-may-inlet/ Cold Spring (Cape May) Inlet Factsheet<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Jun/29/2001770667/115/75/0/160617-A-EO314-704.JPG' alt='Cold Spring Inlet Project Index Map' /> <br /> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:15:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490830/cold-spring-cape-may-inlet/ New Jersey Navigation Navigation https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490831/barnegat-inlet/ Barnegat Inlet Factsheet<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Jun/29/2001770664/115/75/0/160617-A-EO314-701.JPG' alt='Barnegat Inlet Project Index Map' /> <br /> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:13:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490831/barnegat-inlet/ New Jersey Navigation Navigation https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490832/absecon-inlet/ Absecon Inlet Factsheet<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Jun/29/2001770663/115/75/0/160617-A-EO314-700.JPG' alt='Absecon Inlet Project Index Map' /> <br /> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:12:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490832/absecon-inlet/ New Jersey Navigation Navigation https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490787/new-jersey-shore-protection-townsends-inlet-to-cape-may-inlet-nj/ Avalon & Stone Harbor Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project Factsheet<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2019/Sep/11/2002181287/115/75/0/190905-A-BZ847-243.JPG' alt='The Townsends Inlet to Cape May Inlet (Avalon and Stone Harbor) Coastal Storm Risk Management project includes the Townsends Inlet seawall in Avalon; the Hereford Inlet seawall in North Wildwood; and dune and beachfill in the communities of Avalon and Stone Harbor. The project is designed to reduce damages from coastal storm events.' /> <br /> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:09:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490787/new-jersey-shore-protection-townsends-inlet-to-cape-may-inlet-nj/ New Jersey Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490786/new-jersey-shore-protection-manasquan-inlet-to-barnegat-inlet-nj/ Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet, NJ Project Factsheet<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2018/Nov/27/2002066848/115/75/0/061119-A-EO314-459.JPG' alt='The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is managing the Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet Coastal Storm Risk Management project in partnership with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and contractor Weeks Marine. The project, once fully completed, will cover approximately 14 miles of coastline along the Barnegat Peninsula and will reduce the risk of storm damages for the communities of Point Pleasant Beach, Bay Head, Mantoloking, Brick Township, Toms River Township, Lavallette, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park, and Berkeley Township. More than 11 million cubic yards of sand will be dredged from approved borrow areas and pumped through a series of pipes onto the beaches of the municipalities.' /> <br /> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:06:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490786/new-jersey-shore-protection-manasquan-inlet-to-barnegat-inlet-nj/ New Jersey Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490785/new-jersey-shore-protection-lower-cape-may-meadows-cape-may-point-nj/ Lower Cape May Meadows Project Factsheet<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2020/Oct/23/2002522305/115/75/0/201023-A-A1403-502.JPG' alt='The initial construction for the Lower Cape May Meadows-Cape May Point ecosystem restoration project was completed in 2007 and has been nourished/repaired in subsequent years. Work is designed to reduce damages from coastal storm events and to protect the valuable fish and wildlife habitat that exists on the beach and in the wetlands behind the dune.' /> <br /> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:01:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490785/new-jersey-shore-protection-lower-cape-may-meadows-cape-may-point-nj/ New Jersey Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Ecosystem Restoration Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Ecosystem Restoration https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490784/new-jersey-shore-protection-great-egg-harbor-inlet-to-townsends-inlet-nj/ New Jersey Shore Protection, Great Egg Harbor Inlet to Townsends Inlet, NJ Project Factsheet<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2013/Jul/30/2000729704/115/75/0/130730-A-EO314-104.JPG' alt='The Great Egg Harbor Inlet to Townsends Inlet project calls for construction of a beachfill with a berm and dune in the municipalities of Ocean City, Upper Township, and Sea Isle City. ' /> <br /> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:59:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490784/new-jersey-shore-protection-great-egg-harbor-inlet-to-townsends-inlet-nj/ New Jersey Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490782/new-jersey-shore-protection-great-egg-harbor-and-peck-beach-ocean-city-nj/ Ocean City Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project Factsheet<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2013/Jun/06/2000729571/115/75/0/130320-A-EO314-987.JPG' alt='The Great Egg Harbor and Peck Beach, (Ocean City) project was first constructed in 1992 and has been periodically nourished over the years resulting in a wider beach. The project is designed to reduce damages from coastal storms. ' /> <br /> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:56:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490782/new-jersey-shore-protection-great-egg-harbor-and-peck-beach-ocean-city-nj/ New Jersey Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490778/new-jersey-shore-protection-cape-may-inlet-to-lower-township/ Cape May Coastal Storm Risk Management factsheet<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2019/Jul/26/2002163075/115/75/0/190722-A-BZ847-410.JPG' alt='In 2017, USACE completed periodic nourishment of the Cape May to Lower Township project (Photo from February of 2017).' /> <br /> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:53:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490778/new-jersey-shore-protection-cape-may-inlet-to-lower-township/ New Jersey Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490776/new-jersey-shore-protection-brigantine-inlet-to-great-egg-harbor-inlet-absecon/ New Jersey Shore Protection Brigantine Inlet to Great Egg Harbor Inlet, Absecon Island Project Factsheet<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2012/Nov/26/2000729670/115/75/0/121126-A-EO314-100.JPG' alt='The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District and the NJDEP completed the first renourishment of the Absecon Island coastal storm damage reduction project in the summer of 2012. The project is designed to reduce storm damages to infrastructure. ' /> <br /> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:38:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490776/new-jersey-shore-protection-brigantine-inlet-to-great-egg-harbor-inlet-absecon/ New Jersey Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490870/new-jersey-back-bays-coastal-storm-risk-management-study/ New Jersey Backbay Coastal Resilience Factsheet <br/> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:27:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490870/new-jersey-back-bays-coastal-storm-risk-management-study/ New Jersey Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/555342/delaware-river-dredged-material-utilization-new-jersey/ Factsheet for Delaware River Dredged Material Utilization, New Jersey<br/> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:17:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/555342/delaware-river-dredged-material-utilization-new-jersey/ New Jersey Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Navigation Other https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490779/delaware-bay-coastline-de-nj-oakwood-beach-nj/ Delaware Bay Coastline, DE & NJ, Oakwood Beach, NJ Project Factsheet<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2015/Jan/06/2001000361/115/75/0/150106-A-EO314-100.JPG' alt='The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a 50-foot berm at Oakwood Beach in Salem County, N.J. to reduce the risk of future storm damages. The two mile project involved pumping 350,000 cubic yards of sand from the Delaware River onto the beach. Great Lakes Dredge &amp; Dock Company served as contractor and completed construction in December of 2014' /> <br /> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:14:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490779/delaware-bay-coastline-de-nj-oakwood-beach-nj/ New Jersey Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490871/francis-e-walter-dam-re-evaluation-study/ F.E. Walter Dam Re-evaluation Study<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Jul/13/2001777376/115/75/0/130717-A-EO314-882.JPG' alt='The Francis E. Walter Dam was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1961 and has prevented more than $220 million in flood damages. It also supports recreation in the Lehigh Valley with planned fishing and whitewater rafting water releases.' /> <br /> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:10:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Factsheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490871/francis-e-walter-dam-re-evaluation-study/ Pennsylvania Other Other